So I did an Oktoberfest Lager, my first. I pushed the timeline and will correct that next year, but for this one I have a couple questions.
Brewed in the beg of Aug, chilled overnight in the lager chamber to 50F to pitch. I pitched a 3qt starter and two packs of dry yeast.
Fermented well for 2.5 wks. OG was 1.055 and FG was around the 1.012 range. All seemed well. I transfered to a keg and put in the fridge until a week and a half ago. She is now sitting at 10psi.
There is a bit of a bitter taste, and a yeasty (for lack of better description) flavor, not serious, but it's there. Not the best beer I've brewed to date, but not the worst.
I was getting some debris in the pour but chalked it up to keg debris that just needed to get worked out. I haven't been drinking this yet, just samples and the debris seems to be lessening, but still there.
By pushing the timeline and not lagering it as long as I should have do I need to add something to drop the "stuff" out of suspension or just pull a couple mugs and drink it down to purge the keg.
The lines and tap were cleaned and sanatized prior to tapping the keg. It's a sanky Sixtel with a picnic tap that has worked great on a previous brew. Any thoughts are appreciated.
Brewed in the beg of Aug, chilled overnight in the lager chamber to 50F to pitch. I pitched a 3qt starter and two packs of dry yeast.
Fermented well for 2.5 wks. OG was 1.055 and FG was around the 1.012 range. All seemed well. I transfered to a keg and put in the fridge until a week and a half ago. She is now sitting at 10psi.
There is a bit of a bitter taste, and a yeasty (for lack of better description) flavor, not serious, but it's there. Not the best beer I've brewed to date, but not the worst.
I was getting some debris in the pour but chalked it up to keg debris that just needed to get worked out. I haven't been drinking this yet, just samples and the debris seems to be lessening, but still there.
By pushing the timeline and not lagering it as long as I should have do I need to add something to drop the "stuff" out of suspension or just pull a couple mugs and drink it down to purge the keg.
The lines and tap were cleaned and sanatized prior to tapping the keg. It's a sanky Sixtel with a picnic tap that has worked great on a previous brew. Any thoughts are appreciated.
